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Woman crashes car in front of BPD HQ

A vehicle possibly involved in a shooting crashed Friday evening in front of Baltimore police headquarters. Police were called to reports of gunshots fired in the 3900 block of West Coldspring Lane, but they did not find a victim. During a canvass of the area, officers noticed a black Acura driving erratically and saw it hit another car, Detective Jeremy Silbert said.

A vehicle possibly involved in a shooting crashed Friday evening in front of Baltimore police headquarters. Police were called to reports of gunshots fired in the 3900 block of West Coldspring Lane, but they did not find a victim. During a canvass of the area, officers noticed a black Acura driving erratically and saw it hit another car, Detective Jeremy Silbert said.

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Updated: 11:26 PM EST Feb 19, 2016

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WEBVTT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. RIGHT NOW DETECTIVES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY. DRAMA OUTSIDE BALTIMORE POLICE HEADQUARTERS DURING RUSH HOUR. OFFICERS, GUNS DRAWN, CONVER ON AN ACURA. ONE OFFICER USES HIS BATON TO BUST OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THEY PULL OUT A WOMAN WHO HAD JUST LED THEM ON A POLIC PURSUIT DOWN THE J.F.X.. IT ENDED WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A PROTECTIVE BARRIER ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS. IT BEGAN IN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE, WHEN OFFICERS GOT A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE 3800 BLOCK OF WEST COLD SPRING LANE NEAR GARRISON BOULEVA >> WHEN OFFICERS GOT INTO THE AREA, THEY BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE. THEY OBSERVED A BLACK ACURA DRIVING ERRATICALLY. OPPOSITES FOCUSED ON THE CAR, AND OBSERVED IT STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, OFFICERS FOLLOWED THE ACURA. THE ACURA GOT ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY AND DROVE SOUTH TOWARDS DOWNTOWN. GEORGE: WELL HE PURSUED WAS GOING ON, POLICE WERE NOTIFIED THAT A 33 ROLLED M WALKED INTO A HOSPITAL, WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS LEG. SO FAR DETECTIVES THINK HIS INJURY IS RELATED TO THE SHOOTING, AND THE ACURA DRIVER WHO, FOR SOME REASON CRASHED , INTO POLICE HEADQUARTERS. >> RIGHT NOW THE CITYWIDE SHOOTING DEFECT TAXES -- DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON AND WE ARE STILL GOING TO CALL THE DRIVER OF THE CAR A PERSON OF INTEREST. GEORGE: THE DRIVER DID NOT SUFFER ANY SERIOUS INJURIES.

Woman crashes car in front of BPD HQ

A vehicle possibly involved in a shooting crashed Friday evening in front of Baltimore police headquarters. Police were called to reports of gunshots fired in the 3900 block of West Coldspring Lane, but they did not find a victim. During a canvass of the area, officers noticed a black Acura driving erratically and saw it hit another car, Detective Jeremy Silbert said.